<![CDATA[One of the local information accounts that uses TikTok to disseminate information about events in the city of Medan is @MedanTalk, including crime-related content commonly referred to by its viewers as "rayap besi" (literally "iron termite," a colloquial term for metal-theft incidents). This study examines the opinions of Law Faculty students at Universitas Sari Mutiara Indonesia regarding this content, with particular attention to how information ethics shapes their judgments. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews with six informants and analyzed using Iswandi Syahputra’s opinion-formation framework, comprising belief, value, and expectation. The results show that students' opinions are formed through selective belief in @MedanTalk as an initial, unverified source of information; a value orientation that weighs the informational benefits against legal and ethical standards, such as the presumption of innocence, privacy protection, and balanced reporting; and an expectation that both the account and the public adopt more accurate, verified, and responsible information practices. The findings indicate that information ethics functions as a key criterion through which law students evaluate citizen-generated crime content on social media.]]>
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